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[nina-vonnegut]

Sharp angles, babeeeey

I love how simple yet on the nose successions costume designer, Michelle Matland, was about Shiv (s clothes). In season 1 she looks "correct" but sloppy, in a way. The formula is there, blouse + pants + jacket but less #girlboss and more college students first real job.

pic from this amazing edit

That's not a mil/bill-whatever-naire. She also looks like an eco/alternative office mum who drinks almond milk. For girlbossing it is beneath her.

In s2 there are only angles. The siluette is sharp, you can cut yourself on any surface; starting with hair. It's also failproof. Because no matter how "sloppy" your clothes are that sharp haircut gives an edge. Also love how obviously there was more care to tailor Shivs clothing to further tighten the picture.

In fact everything is so tight Shiv can afford to "break" the formula and wear a shirt instead of a blouse. Even in neutral baby colors they kept the lines.

pics from this amazing edit

There are some amazing articles on the succession looks.

Love how this article points out the Roys are "anti Kardashians" because they already arrived and have been at the top of the food chain, there is no need for flashiness and bling. Many people were complaining about the pastels and it is always funny to see "who knows".

This is a European backdrop for them, more old European money rather than new American money, and there's a difference.

In the U.S., when we portray money, it's often through the Cartier jewels, the dangling diamonds, the fur, the handbags that scream money. They don't do that, and it's by choice, because they were brought up with code. The Roys are anti-bling. They don't need to present themselves that way. They choose what is luxurious to them—the labels don't count. Of course, they're going to be buying expensive accessories and clothes, but they don't need to posture. It may be a $2,000 pullover sweater but it doesn't need to have a logo on it to represent where they're coming from. They know who they are. They're already established.

#succession hbo #michelle matland #shiv roy #i feel like we completely forget about costume designers as soon as we enter *our* times #no one appreciates them at all #klukva watches tv #succession